Due process
Doesn’t exist in Cleveland where a reverend had his property taken:
An incident report describes the visit as a crisis intervention, which according to police policy must end with a psychiatric evaluation, hospital commitment or both. Henry, city officials confirmed Tuesday, voluntarily admitted himself to Lutheran Hospital for an evaluation.
On Friday, again with Henry’s permission, police searched a farm that St. Herman’s uses in Bloomfield Township, located about 15 miles north of Warren in Trumbull County. There, they found and confiscated 150 more guns and 1,314 additional boxes of ammunition, according to a second report.
Police allowed reporters to view the recovered firearms Tuesday afternoon. Handguns filled four milk crates. Rifles and shotguns filled three large white carts on wheels.The guns included rifles with scopes and at least three assault weapons. Police described two of them as M4 assault rifles. Some of the guns appeared new, while others were old, battered with scratches in their wooden stocks. A few of the weapons appeared to be antiques.
Having lots of guns and acting in an unapproved fashion means they’ll take your guns and send you to a mental facility. Where you could be adjudicated as mentally defective and lose your rights. And this is rich:
Flask said that Cleveland officials know and respect that people have the right to purchase as many guns as they can afford.
Apparently not.
February 11th, 2011 at 11:46 am
Well, there’s one problem, right there. I’m willing to cooperate with the police up to a point, but the instant they want to search my property is the instant I make them get a warrant, and is also the instant I call a lawyer.
February 11th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
And don’t talk to the police without a lawyer.
February 11th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
He was having a schizophrenic break.
It usually happens much earlier in life ( mid twenties ), but stress can push someone who is susceptible over the edge.
The mere fact that he would allow police to search his home without a warrant indicates severely reduced mental capacity, even to me.
February 11th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
According to another article (google from googel news “Rev. John Henry St. Herman’s”) His attorney was with him when he gave permission for the search.
That said, what is the authourity for the confiscation?